Exploring Saint Paul's historic district

Still no pillars, but lots of activity on site. The fellow in the dark shirt on the right is shaping corbels out of blocks of wood.

And here they are being painted, along with spindles, and doesn’t the paint gun make that job a heck of a lot easier!

Here are the corbels installed, along with a glimpse of the finished paint job on the third floor dormer.

A view of the porch’s completed yellow pine ceiling, and someone already enjoying its expansive shelter.

A close-up of the faux finish on the house’s foundation. We decided, upon experimentation, that removing the green paint would be way too resource intensive. It’s a much better fit with our color scheme than the green would have been.

The owner, architect, and contractor consulting. We’re much closer, but there’s still a ways to go before all the details are taken care of.

A beautiful Minnesota October day, one of the last hurrahs before the snow flies, part of which we spent lunching outdoors. Maybe next October someone will be enjoying lunch on this welcoming front porch watching the world go by.